Footage take here is only part of all of the footage from the Horatio Alger Conference held that night that was broadcasted on live TV. In the video, a former Virginia Horatio Alger scholar mentions reads an essay describing the hardships and obstacles that I have had overcome in my life in order to achieve […]

After a promising start earlier this year, US job growth slowed for a third month in April with just 115000 jobs added and the unemployment rate dipping slightly to 8.1 percent. Jeffrey Brown discusses the numbers and outlook for college grads with Brandeis University’s Catherine Mann and Drexel University’s Paul Harrington.

Students who grow up in the foster care system may face unique challenges that can make it extremely difficult to attend college. Created specifically for Virginia’s Community Colleges, Great Expectations provides financial and academic support to students affiliated with the Virginia foster care system. This video captures some of the stark realities of growing up […]

Birthplace of Hampden-Sydney College Image by Universal Pops A vernacular wood frame building with a slate-clad gable roof, the structure is called "The Cradle". It has an exterior brick chimney at the end; the windows are double-hung sash, 9/9. The foundation is brick; and steps and a small entry porch led into the colonial law […]

James Monroe, 5th US President, 1817-1825 Image by Tony Fischer Photography The President during the Era of Good Feeling was James Monroe. The last of the Virginia Dynasty, he lived nearby Madison and Jefferson. Monroe’s parents had significant land holdings but little money. Like his parents, he was a slaveholder. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, […]